The gentle breeze carried the sweet scent of jasmine through the garden.

Meaning: A soft wind blew the nice smell of flowers in the garden.

Choice of Words: Gentle means mild and not violent, while breeze refers to a light wind. Carried means to transport something, and scent is the smell of something.

Alternative Expressions

A soft wind wafted the fragrant aroma of jasmine across the park.

Meaning: This sentence also describes a gentle wind carrying the sweet smell of jasmine flowers, but it uses different words to do so.

Choice of Words: Soft is another word for gentle. Wafted means to move or carry something gently through the air. Fragrant means having a pleasant smell. Aroma is another word for smell. Across means from one side of something to the other. Park is a public area of land with trees, grass, and often other features like playgrounds or picnic areas.

The breeze gently blew the sweet-smelling jasmine scent through the garden.

Meaning: This sentence is similar to the first two, but it uses different words to describe the wind and the smell of the jasmine.

Choice of Words: Blew is another word for carried. Sweet-smelling means having a pleasant smell. Through means from one side of something to the other.

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